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For ticket information call 1-800-8 BIG RED. . _-_ Board selects new DN editor By Jeff Randall Staff Reporter After two and a half hours of interviews and nearly an hour of closed-session debate, the Publica tions Board took one brief minute to select the editor-in-chief for next year’s paper. J. Christopher Hain, a senior news editorial and political science major, was chosen with seven of the board members’ nine votes. Other applicants were Patrick Hambrecht, Tim Pearson and Matt Woody. Each applicant gave a five-to-seven minute speech to the board, then an swered four core questions, followed by a series of questions from indi vidual board members. Hain was the first to speak be fore the board. He stressed the responsibility the Daily Nebras kan had to the university and its community. “The mission of the Daily Nebras kan, first and foremost, must be to service the university community,” he said. As evidence of his commitment to the paper, Hain pointed to his three years of experience at the Daily Ne braskan, in which he served as a staff reporter, a night news editor and a senior reporter. “I think I understand not only the editorial side, but also the business and advertising side of running a successful paper,” he said. Other issues Hain discussed in cluded making letters to the editor able to be sent through e-mail, devel oping a better system of teaching young reporters and drawing from the entire university population when hiring staff members. After the board’s decision was made, Hain said he was “a little over whelmed.” “It’s a great opportunity for me to continue the tradition of excellent college journalism,” he said. “I hope to be as attentive as I can to the needs of the community and put out a newspaper that the students can be proud of.” Candidates agree on grading By Sean McCarthy Staff Reporter Student involvement in elec tions and grade policy changes were two topics discussed in an open forum debate among A SUN candidates Thursday in the Ne braska Union. The Innocents Society, Mortar Board and Golden Key welcomed the four announced candidates in the Association of Students of the Uni versity of Nebraska in a debate that featured questions by students who attended the debate. Each party was given the opportu nity to deliver a three-minute open ing statement that featured the plat form of each party. After the opening statements, the forum was open to student questions. One question on which all candi dates agreed pertained to the upcom ing vote to change the grading sys tem. Each candidate was opposed to the plan to add minuses to the system. ACCESS presidential candidate Chad Pekron encouraged all students to come to the meeting where the vote on the policy will be taken. “This decision is going to affect our lives,” Pekron said. Mark McGoveran, presidential candidate of the CUT COST party, said he was optimistic that the policy would be defeated. Other questions such as the re evaluation of the foreign language requirement for undergraduates re ceived mixed reaction. Candidates of IMPACT, LET TUCE and CUT COST were support ive of the current requirement of four semesters of a foreign language in liberal arts colleges. But Pekron said he would support re-evaluating the requirement. “Why should a student take four semesters Of a language when they don’t want to?” he said. Pekron said he would support a policy that would either enable a stu dent to take four one-semester classes of different foreign languages or other classes that would enhance students’ skills in the job market. The issue of diversity in ASUN also brought mixed reactions from each party. Steve Korell, first vice presiden tial candidate for IMPACT, said his party would have $ui open invitation for minority students. Korell also stressed that his party had five minor ity students running in other election’s How can we persuade minorities to participate in our election process when the entire student body doesn’t elect? ■ BRIAN FITZGERALD Presidential candidate for LETTUCE races. Brian Fitzgerald, presidential can didate for LETTUCE, said his party was more concerned with the entire student body participating in student government. He said low voter turn out last year was a key issue regarding minority participation in the election process. “How can we persuade minorities to participate in our election process when the entire student body doesn’t elect?” he said. The debate, which lasted less than an hour was concluded by brief State ments from the party candidates. Advising center to improve access By Becky Keasling Staff Reporter More accessibility is the key to improving the Advising Center for the College of Arts and Sci ences, the college’s advising co ordinator said. Anne Kopera said the current ad vising system in the college was dif ficult for students to use. The advising center is located on the 12th floor of Oldfather Hall. Since many students don’t take advantage of it, she said, a plan is under way to move the advising center to the first floor of Oldfather Hall. The plan is still being finalized, but Kopera said the center definitely would be moved. Estimates about cost and a completion date have not been released. “We’re going to go ahead with the plan,” Kopera said. “Two of the first floor classrooms will be used for the new advising center. These class rooms will be both visible and acces sible to the students.” The current location of the center poses numerous problems for both students and advisers. The maj or prob lem for students, Kopera said, is that they rarely go to the 12th floor. Kopera said she thought students would be more likely to stop in and schedule appointments with their advisers if the center was in a more central location. Peer Adviser Beth Johnson said another problem with the current ad vising center was that it was located near the dean’s office. Johnson said using first-floor class rooms for an advising center would be an advantage because advisers would be in one central location. Kopera said advising was not man datory in the college, but she ex pected increased student involvement when the new center opened. ^K7iTiT^T7TWVtmAjysllJl|XMiLjmlMllS J|j |l|^io^y^lUM«HnaH|||ffi|HH|nHn For a free copy of the Summer Session ’95 catalog, call 1-800-FINDS NU (in Illinois, call 708 491-5250), fax your request to 708-491-3660, e-mail your request to summer95@nwu.edu, or mail this coupon to Summer Session ’95, 2115 North Campus Drive, Suite 162, Evanston, Illinois 60208-2650. Send the catalog to O my home O my school. Name School Address City State Zip Home Address City State Zip Northwestern is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. BEFORE YOU CAN FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, YOU'VE GOT TO FOLLOW THE RULES. SIDETRACK'S Big Red Friday Free drink with Nebraska "hirt National Championship Door Prizes Old Milwaukee 16oz. cans $1.25 935 0 Street 435-9171